CDDN- Developmental Disabilities
Exam 1 Questions With 100%Correct
Answers 2026/2027 Elaborated.
What is a developmental disability
- definition, what does it interfere with (broad), IQ - Answer Atypical development that
affects daily living, function, and alters interactions in the world
Interferes with normal development
Severe and chronic
results in substantial functional limitations in at least 3 major life areas
IQ is typically 70 or below
Is developmental disability attributed to physical, mental impairment, or both? Are impairments
indefinite? - Answer Both, yes
What age does developmental disability manifest before - Answer Age 22
What are some common life areas affected by DD - Answer self care, receptive/expressive
language, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, economic self-
sufficiency
What are some examples of developmental disability diagnoses - Answer muscular
dystrophy, Autism, fetal alcohol syndrome, CP, spina bifida, etc..
*If CVA or SCI occur during development, they could be considered developmental disabilities
What is a group of disorders of the development of movement and posture causing activity
limitation, that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occur in the developing fetal
or infant brain? - Answer Cerebral Palsy
Will a child with CP demonstrate intellectual impairment? What are some common
accompaniments associated with CP - Answer maybe, but not always, NEVER ASSUME
motor disorders of CP are often accompanied by disturbances of sensation, cognition,
communication, perception, and/or behavior, and/or seizure
What is an intellectual disability? When does it originate? what is it characterized by? - Answer
Current term used to describe individuals who were formerly diagnosed with mental
retardation
originates before 18
,Characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behaviors
as expressed by conceptual, social, and practical adaptations
How were those with disability treated before the Industrial Revolution? After? - Answer
Before: kept at home and hidden
After: rise of asylums, early focus on education
What is the early classification used related to IQ's?
Borderline
Moron
Imbecile
Idiot - Answer Borderline = IQ 70-80
Moron = 50-69
Imbecile = 20-49
Idiot = below 20
What is the IQ classification now?
mild
moderate
severe
profound - Answer mild = 50-69
Moderate = 35-49
Severe = 20-34
Profound = below 20
What does community inclusion success depend on? - Answer presence/absence of local
advocacy and leadership
What is different now related to the way we thing/talk of people with developmental
disabilities? - Answer People 1st
developmental disability is natural
move beyond biomedical view
What is personhood - Answer social and economic competency
inability to work
charity
, What did the international classification of functioning, health, and disability add that had never
been addressed before? - Answer QOL
What are some professional organizations that advocate for those with developmental
disabilities - Answer People FIRST
TASH
CEC (council for exceptional children)
ADDIDD (American Association for Individual with intellectual and developmental disabilities)
NJC (National Joint Committee on Communication for People with Severe Disabilities)
APTA
AOTA
When was the People FIRST movement? What was their mission? What groups fall under this
category? - Answer 1970's
rejection of the label "mentally retarded", reject professional labeling of people with disabilities
People First of Canada, Speaking for Ourselves, Advocates in Action
What are TASH concerned with? - Answer Civil Rights concerns for people who:
- are at risk for societal exclusion
- perceived to be most challenging
- more likely to have their right abridged
- more likely to live, work, play, and or learn in segregated environments
- least likely to have the tools and opportunities to self-advocate
- severe disabilities
- need on-going individualized support
What is the CEC's mission - Answer international community of educators who are the voice
and vision of special and gifted education
mission = improve QOL through professional excellence and advocacy
What are the CEC's core values - Answer Dignity and work of all individuals
Social justice, inclusiveness, diversity
professional excellence, integrity, and accountability
rich and meaningful participation for all individuals
Individualized education for all individuals
Exam 1 Questions With 100%Correct
Answers 2026/2027 Elaborated.
What is a developmental disability
- definition, what does it interfere with (broad), IQ - Answer Atypical development that
affects daily living, function, and alters interactions in the world
Interferes with normal development
Severe and chronic
results in substantial functional limitations in at least 3 major life areas
IQ is typically 70 or below
Is developmental disability attributed to physical, mental impairment, or both? Are impairments
indefinite? - Answer Both, yes
What age does developmental disability manifest before - Answer Age 22
What are some common life areas affected by DD - Answer self care, receptive/expressive
language, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, economic self-
sufficiency
What are some examples of developmental disability diagnoses - Answer muscular
dystrophy, Autism, fetal alcohol syndrome, CP, spina bifida, etc..
*If CVA or SCI occur during development, they could be considered developmental disabilities
What is a group of disorders of the development of movement and posture causing activity
limitation, that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occur in the developing fetal
or infant brain? - Answer Cerebral Palsy
Will a child with CP demonstrate intellectual impairment? What are some common
accompaniments associated with CP - Answer maybe, but not always, NEVER ASSUME
motor disorders of CP are often accompanied by disturbances of sensation, cognition,
communication, perception, and/or behavior, and/or seizure
What is an intellectual disability? When does it originate? what is it characterized by? - Answer
Current term used to describe individuals who were formerly diagnosed with mental
retardation
originates before 18
,Characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behaviors
as expressed by conceptual, social, and practical adaptations
How were those with disability treated before the Industrial Revolution? After? - Answer
Before: kept at home and hidden
After: rise of asylums, early focus on education
What is the early classification used related to IQ's?
Borderline
Moron
Imbecile
Idiot - Answer Borderline = IQ 70-80
Moron = 50-69
Imbecile = 20-49
Idiot = below 20
What is the IQ classification now?
mild
moderate
severe
profound - Answer mild = 50-69
Moderate = 35-49
Severe = 20-34
Profound = below 20
What does community inclusion success depend on? - Answer presence/absence of local
advocacy and leadership
What is different now related to the way we thing/talk of people with developmental
disabilities? - Answer People 1st
developmental disability is natural
move beyond biomedical view
What is personhood - Answer social and economic competency
inability to work
charity
, What did the international classification of functioning, health, and disability add that had never
been addressed before? - Answer QOL
What are some professional organizations that advocate for those with developmental
disabilities - Answer People FIRST
TASH
CEC (council for exceptional children)
ADDIDD (American Association for Individual with intellectual and developmental disabilities)
NJC (National Joint Committee on Communication for People with Severe Disabilities)
APTA
AOTA
When was the People FIRST movement? What was their mission? What groups fall under this
category? - Answer 1970's
rejection of the label "mentally retarded", reject professional labeling of people with disabilities
People First of Canada, Speaking for Ourselves, Advocates in Action
What are TASH concerned with? - Answer Civil Rights concerns for people who:
- are at risk for societal exclusion
- perceived to be most challenging
- more likely to have their right abridged
- more likely to live, work, play, and or learn in segregated environments
- least likely to have the tools and opportunities to self-advocate
- severe disabilities
- need on-going individualized support
What is the CEC's mission - Answer international community of educators who are the voice
and vision of special and gifted education
mission = improve QOL through professional excellence and advocacy
What are the CEC's core values - Answer Dignity and work of all individuals
Social justice, inclusiveness, diversity
professional excellence, integrity, and accountability
rich and meaningful participation for all individuals
Individualized education for all individuals
